World Cup dark horses: can Ivory Coast win in Brazil?

Will an African nation finally win the cup this year? Ivory Coast have the firepower to make it happen

It was Brazilian legend Pele who said that an African nation would win the World Cup by the year 2000. He turned out to be wrong – but 14 years on, could an African nation finally win the World Cup in Brazil?

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